2 Kings 17:15:22 Kgs.17.15.W2TAB
אֶת־חֻקָּ֗יו
etkhukaiv
“the statutes of him”
- Transliteration
- et-khu-KAIV
- Extended
- eht-khuh-KAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ħuqˈqaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- the statutes of him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
et-khu-KAIV
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-a-SU et-khu-KAIV
- clause
va-yim-a-SU et-khu-KAIV ve-et-be-ri-TO a-SHER ka-RAT et-a-vo-TAM ve-ET e-dev-o-TAV a-SHER he-ID BAM
- sentence
va-yim-a-SU et-khu-KAIV ve-et-be-ri-TO a-SHER ka-RAT et-a-vo-TAM ve-ET e-dev-o-TAV a-SHER he-ID BAM va-ye-le-KHU a-kha-RE ha-HE-vel va-yeh-va-LU ve-a-kha-RE ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAM a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH o-TAM le-vil-TI a-so-OT ka-HEM
Root and etymology
ḥ–q–q
“decree, engraved law”
In context — 2 Kings 17:15
And they rejected his statutes and his covenant which he made with their ancestors, as well as his testimonies which he bore witness among them. And they went after vanity and became vain, following the nations around them whom the LORD had commanded them not to do as they did.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:15, so the Hebrew word אֶת־חֻקָּ֗יו (etkhukaiv) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.17.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.15.W2.S1) and character.